The Method and Apparatus for Transmitting and Receiving Synchronization Signal Block

1. A method for receiving a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, in a frequency band greater than 6 GHz, the SS/PBCH block via a half frame, based on a subcarrier spacing for the SS/PBCH block being 120 kHz: wherein a 2 slots included in the half frame have 2 groups of candidate SS/PBCH block regions, each of the candidate SS/PBCH block regions includes 4 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and each of the 2 groups includes 2 consecutive candidate SS/PBCH block regions, wherein, in the 2 slots, 4 OFDM symbols are located between the 2 groups, 4 OFDM symbols are located before one of the 2 groups, and 4 OFDM symbols are located after other of the 2 groups, wherein the 2 slots are grouped to a unit region and the half frame includes 16 unit regions, wherein the 16 unit regions in the half frame are distributed in 4 sets of 4 consecutive unit regions in each set, wherein each set is separated by an interval that is equal to a duration of the unit region, and wherein the duration of the unit region is equal to 0.25 ms.

2. The method of claim 1 , based on the subcarrier spacing for the SS/PBCH block being 240 kHz: wherein a 4 slots included in the half frame have 2 groups of candidate SS/PBCH block regions, each of the candidate SS/PBCH block regions includes 4 OFDM symbols, and each of 2 groups includes 4 consecutive candidate SS/PBCH block regions, and wherein, in the 4 slots, 8 OFDM symbols are located between the 2 groups, 8 OFDM symbols are located before one of the 2 groups and 8 OFDM symbols are located after other of the 2 groups.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the 4 slots are grouped to a unit region, the half frame includes 8 unit regions, and wherein the 8 unit regions in the half frame are distributed in 2 sets of 4 consecutive unit regions in each set, with each set separated by an interval that is equal to a duration of the unit region.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the half frame has a duration of 5 ms.

5. An apparatus for receiving a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, in a frequency band greater than 6 GHz, the SS/PBCH block via a half frame, based on a subcarrier spacing for the SS/PBCH block being 120 kHz: wherein a 2 slots included in the half frame have 2 groups of candidate SS/PBCH block regions, each of the candidate SS/PBCH block regions includes 4 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and each of the 2 groups includes 2 consecutive candidate SS/PBCH block regions, wherein, in the 2 slots, 4 OFDM symbols are located between the 2 groups, 4 OFDM symbols are located before one of the 2 groups, and 4 OFDM symbols are located after other of the 2 groups; wherein the 2 slots are grouped to a unit region and the half frame includes 16 unit regions, wherein the 16 unit regions in the half frame are distributed in 4 sets of 4 consecutive unit regions in each set, wherein each set is separated by an interval that is equal to a duration of the unit region, and wherein the duration of the unit region is equal to 0.25 ms.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , based on the subcarrier spacing for the SS/PBCH block being 240 kHz: wherein a 4 slots included in the half frame have 2 groups of candidate SS/PBCH block regions, each of the candidate SS/PBCH block regions includes 4 OFDM symbols, and each of 2 groups includes 4 consecutive candidate SS/PBCH block regions, and wherein, in the 4 slots, 8 OFDM symbols are located between the 2 groups, 8 OFDM symbols are located before one of the 2 groups and 8 OFDM symbols are located after other of the 2 groups.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the 4 slots are grouped to a unit region, the half frame includes 8 unit regions, and wherein the 8 unit regions in the half frame are distributed in 2 sets of 4 consecutive unit regions in each set, with each set separated by an interval that is equal to a duration of the unit region.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the half frame has a duration of 5 ms.

9. A user equipment (UE) configured to receive a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising: at least one transceiver; at least one processor; and at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, via the at least one transceiver in a frequency band greater than 6 GHz, the SS/PBCH block via a half frame, based on a subcarrier spacing for the SS/PBCH block being 120 kHz: wherein a 2 slots included in the half frame have 2 groups of candidate SS/PBCH block regions, each of the candidate SS/PBCH block regions includes 4 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and each of the 2 groups includes 2 consecutive candidate SS/PBCH block regions, wherein, in the 2 slots, 4 OFDM symbols are located between the 2 groups, 4 OFDM symbols are located before one of the 2 groups, and 4 OFDM symbols are located after other of the 2 groups, wherein the 2 slots are grouped to a unit region and the half frame includes 16 unit regions, wherein the 16 unit regions in the half frame are distributed in 4 sets of 4 consecutive unit regions in each set, wherein each set is separated by an interval that is equal to a duration of the unit region, and wherein the duration of the unit region is equal to 0.25 ms.